Pipestone National Monument

Pipestone National Monument is a catlinite or "pipestone" quarry close to the city of Pipestone, Minnesota. Fields Indians have customarily utilized the stone to make stately pipes, which are a necessary piece of their religious practices. The quarries are sacrosanct spots for the Dakota, Lakota and different clans.

The convention of making supplication channels proceeds with today, however just those with Native American family line are permitted to quarry the pipestone. In any case, the National Park Service keeps up the site as a recorded landmark and social legacy site. The landmark incorporates a ¾-mile strolling trail that prompts a few purposes of enthusiasm, including the quarries themselves, waterfalls, streams and prairie zones. The Three Maidens cookout zone incorporates open air tables and restrooms.